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Maximizing Space with Sing Core

How to Maximize Space with Sing Core

 

Many homes, offices, and other buildings run into one simple, yet very common problem: a lack of space. As young adults move into their first homes, or families work to downsize, or even as a company moves into a new office, a lack of space can yield many problems. Today, let’s look at how you can use Sing Core to maximize your space and turn what was once a small area into a versatile and efficient suite.

The Size Problem

The most common issue that causes this is a small area to work with. When you’re low on square footage, you want to make the most of what you have. While having walls, doors, and other privacy or aesthetic features are important, you don’t want to lower your usable area with narrow walkways and seemingly lost room. Some homes can easily adopt an open concept floor plan, but for some people and some businesses, that doesn’t really work.

One way Sing Core can help fix this issue is with moveable partitions or reconfigurable walls. It may sound outlandish, but adjustable walls and dividers are very practical and growing in popularity. Businesses such as the Center for Architecture and Design in Seattle use movable walls and partitions to change up their space between a closed off conference room and a large, open gallery for the public. In a business sense, adjustable dividers make a lot of sense, and they are equally as useful in private homes. Adding a multi-purpose room via a movable wall can allow you to add or remove rooms from your home as needed. For example, your living room can be opened up for company, but then closed off when watching a movie for a more cinematic experience. Another great option is to take a room such as your living room or den and put a configurable wall in to close off and create a guest bedroom when needed, then open up when not. Adjustable partitions and walls can be an incredible way to maximize limited space, and with Sing Core panels you can be confident that they will last and be easy to adjust, given our lightweight yet sturdy product.

Customizability

With a reconfigurable room, you suddenly open up numerous possibilities in regards to your home or office. Turn a conference room into a waiting room for your business, or even adjust the wall to direct foot traffic to the area you want people going. In your home, you can turn your large meeting space into multiple smaller rooms for when guests stay over, or you have the need for separate spaces for different groups or functions. The options with room dividing walls are endless, and they can make a small space feel much larger simply by sliding a divider along a track. When it comes to movable walls and partitions, Sing Core makes the best product on the market. Our door and wall panels are lightweight, durable, and pound-for-pound stronger than steel, meaning you don’t have to sacrifice anything when you order from us, instead you get the best qualities on the market.

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Sliding Doors vs Pivot Doors

Both sliding doors and pivot doors are staples in the home and commercial building space. Both provide the same basic function: allow or restrict access to an area. The way they perform that function, however, is different, and thus each one has its own sets of pros and cons to consider when planning out your project.

Pivot Doors – Pros

Pivot doors are the classic when it comes to most doors. Rotating on an axis near the back end of the door, these doors swing out (or in) when opened and can be designed in many different ways. A pivot door may be a simple flat wood interior door or an extravagant and ornate exterior door, or anything in between. They are easy to operate, easy to install, and the standard door type.

Pivot Doors – Cons

While pivot doors are fantastic options, they do come with some limitations and drawbacks. One, a pivot door requires a much larger footprint than a sliding door, as it has to swing open in at least one direction. This means that the area around a pivot door must remain clear and unused, which can limit the available floor space in a small room or tight hallway. Additionally, pivot doors are only supported on the end with the pivot point, meaning they are constantly pulling down on their hardware and can wear on them much more over time. This can also limit their stability in some circumstances.

Sliding Doors – Pros

Sliding doors are becoming increasingly more common in both home and commercial applications. Architects and designers are choosing sliding doors more often as time goes on due to their sleek and modern appearance, as well as the benefits they provide. There are two main options when it comes to sliding doors, the standard and what is called a “pocket door”. Sliding doors take up significantly less floor space than pivot doors regardless of which style is used, and they can be designed to be much larger than the standard pivot door without near as many complications. In addition, sliding doors are mounted on at least one, sometimes two roller tracks. This means that they are evenly supported across the width of the door, leaving no areas lacking in support or wearing heavier on the hardware. Sliding doors that slide into the nearby wall are even more safe, as they are only ever exposed to traffic or weather when closed.

Sliding Doors – Cons

While sliding doors take up much less floor space than pivot doors, unless you’re using a pocket door, they do take up wall space. Arguably still less intrusive than pivot doors, however a standard sliding door will need to slide over the wall near it when opened. Depending on the size of your sliding door, this could lead to a large amount of nearby wall space that must be left clear. If you’re using a pocket door, however, this issue is completely resolved, as the door slides entirely into the wall. Sliding doors are also a little bit more complicated to operate, though this is hardly a factor as they are still simple to use.

Conclusion

No matter which door type you choose, you can build a beautiful and functional piece. If you’re considering these options, we encourage you to look through the Sing Core website to learn more about these door types and how Sing Core can help you!

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Sing Core Pocket Doors (Hidden Doors)

What is a Pocket Door?

Pocket doors are a type of sliding door that slides into a pocket in the wall instead of in front of or behind it. A variant of the pocket door is a “hidden door”, named that due to their hidden nature and the ability to create a nearly invisible door when closed.

Pocket Doors

Pocket doors are popular for many reasons, one of which is their space saving nature. Traditional sliding doors require the nearby space along the wall to remain empty so that they can open and move into that area. Pocket doors, however, are built to slide directly into the wall, and as such allow you to put furniture, decorations, or anything else along the walls nearby.

Pocket doors often require more engineering to make work, as they need a finished pocket with suitable space inside the nearby wall. This does present a potential hurdle in the construction of your door, however if you plan on doing this before starting construction, it is easy to work into the plans. Also, you can have a pocket door installed in a pre-existing wall assuming the wall is thick enough to allow for it, or you have the means of altering said wall.

Pocket doors are a fun and creative way to provide access to a room, and also tend to last longer than traditional sliding doors seeing as, when opened, they are not exposed to traffic or the elements. If you’re considering the options for a new door in your home or office, consider a pocket door for a unique and fun result!

Hidden Doors

One popular style of pocket doors are hidden doors, which function the same way, but have some added features to make them practically invisible. Hidden doors are usually designed to blend into the wall around them, providing a near-seamless exterior and, thus, proving incredibly difficult to spot, even if you’re walking right by it. Hidden doors work very similarly to pocket doors, using rails to slide into a hidden space within the nearby wall. Where they differ is that hidden doors often have an additional mechanism to press them up to be flush with the nearby wall, adding to their hidden nature.

Where Sing Core Comes In

Sing Core advanced panels can be used to build sliding doors of any style, including pocket and hidden doors. Our panels are super strong and lightweight, so you get assurance that they can hold up to use, plus their lightweight nature extends the life of the hardware, and as such the door, by a significant amount. Our panels also have a 50-Year Warp Free Guarantee, meaning your door will never warp or twist and become unusable. Many doors risk warping due to their flat and incredibly precise nature, and even the slightest of warps can completely ruin a door’s appearance and functionality. With Sing Core, you never have to worry about your door warping, and we give you 50 years of promise to prove that.

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The Sing Core Sliding Door Revolution

Sing Core Sliding Door Revolution

Sliding Doors are taking over the industry. We recently updated the Sliding Door page on our website as part of an effort to keep things updated and more accessible to you, the reader, but also to go over why we believe Sing Core is the best choice for your large or custom sliding doors. In this article, we’ll touch on a few of these reasons, and afterwards we encourage you to go view the new Sliding Door page to see all of the changes!

Big Doors are Better with Sing Core

Big doors can be a big problem. Regardless of how well designed they are, if you’re using heavy, low quality, or warped materials, either one of those could limit its function. Especially with sliding doors, where precise construction and proper installation is essential to its long term functionality.

The biggest issue with large doors is their weight, as a heavy door wears significantly more on the hardware used to mount it, significantly reducing its lifespan. With sliding doors, this is particularly seen on the rollers and tracks used to open and close them. The heavier a sliding door is, the harder it is to open and close, and the more likely you are to have to replace or repair major parts of the structure, if not the entire door itself. Plus, a larger door is more likely to warp, and a warped sliding door becomes practically impossible to close and seal properly.

With Sing Core, these problems are removed from the equation entirely. Weight is no issue with our patented and patent-pending panels, as they are incredibly light while still being stronger than steel. This, in turn, reduces the damage done over time to the hardware and extends the life of the door. Plus, Sing Core panels are guaranteed to remain warp-free for 50 years, which is one of the most common reasons sliding doors fail. The larger a door gets, the more surface area it has, and the more likely it is to warp. With Sing Core, no matter what size your door is, our panels will never warp, guaranteed.

Sing Core Sliding Doors vs The Rest

Aside from making great large doors, what qualities does Sing Core have over the rest of the options? One major factor is ease of opening. Many people know the pains of trying to open a sliding door that is wedged into the track and wrenching your arm as it stops suddenly, or the great efforts that go into heaving a sliding door open at times. Sing Core panels are lightweight and dimensionally accurate, ensuring the door is easy to open and close and doesn’t get stuck on its tracks.

Sing Core panels can also be made to nearly any build specifications, meaning with us you can get a completely custom door that is guaranteed to perform, while with other options you may be limited to what’s “in stock” for your projects.

Overall, we recommend Sing Core panels for any sliding door project. Regardless of size, shape, or any other factor, feel free to request a quote to get started on your perfect door journey!

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Why Sliding Doors are Taking Over the Industry

Sliding Doors are Taking Over

From hinge doors to incredibly unique doors, there are many popular designs to choose from when deciding what kind of front, feature, or office door you want. A style that is becoming increasingly popular is the sliding door.

Why Sliding Doors?

Sliding doors are unique when compared to most other forms of entry on the market, given one main feature: they slide. Obvious, we know, but it’s an important distinction to make, since that one aspect brings a wide range of advantages.

First, a sliding door has a tiny footprint when compared to most other door options. Any entryway that swings out or folds to the side has a functional footprint that is much larger than the door itself, as it usually takes up its full length on two axes. A sliding door does not have that limitation, as instead of swinging open, it instead slides over the wall, over itself, or into a concealed pocket. This greatly reduces its footprint and keeps the surrounding area clear of any “door swing”.

Second, a sliding door offers a few additional options and features over a traditional hinge or pivot door. Sliding doors can be large or small, and the general installation remains the same, whereas particularly large doors of other varieties can require special hardware or reinforcement of the door jam. Sliding doors are also easy to adapt to nearly any setting, with just a few slight modifications. Do you want a sliding door that can lock and secure a room? That can be done with ease. Are you looking for a spectacular door that can open up into a large room in a unique way, like this sliding door as Laserfiche that Sing Core made possible? With a traditional swing door that would be difficult, but with sliding doors, it becomes a beautiful centerpiece that people will talk about for years to come.

And Third, sliding doors are the modern pick. Simply put, swing doors are out and sliding doors are in. If you’re looking for a way to bring some extra flair to a modern build, a sliding door is a great way to do it. They look great, function easily, and fit the streamlined and sleek concept that is taking over so many design trends. Don’t get us wrong, hinge and pivot doors are still fantastic options, and they have their uses, but the modern architect is moving toward sliding doors as the go-to option.

Summary

Sing Core can help create amazing doors of any style, and we by no means want to discourage people from using pivot, hinge, or other door types if that’s what they are set on! When it comes to modern designs, office buildings, and other scenarios where you may want to build a trendy, fun, and sleek atmosphere, sliding doors are the best option. From visuals to functionality, sliding doors are the way of the future, and Sing Core, we can make your sliding door dream a reality!

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Advantages of Sing Core for Commercial Applications

The Advantages of Sing Core for Commercial Applications

Sing Core has many uses and advantages in both home and commercial applications, though we tend to think more of the home applications than those in the office. We often undervalue the importance of things such as doors in the workplace, though they are essential to the daily operation and safety of our businesses.

Doors in the Workplace

The first type of door people often think of in the workplace is the front, back, or “entry/exit” doors. These are incredibly important when it comes to the safety and operation of a business, yes, but there are many more types of doors that are commonplace in commercial industries. One other common type is the standard interior, or office door. There are also “feature doors”, which are usually large, grand, and beautiful doors that act as the opening between important areas or large rooms (see this fantastic double sliding door at Laserfiche as an example). The other common types of door are security doors, room dividers, and more. Sing Core has experience making each of these, and our panels make an excellent choice for them.

The Advantages of Sing Core

While Sing Core’s benefits in the home and professional market are similar at their core, there are some features that excel in the industrial and business sectors. One such advantage is the ability to make large, custom, and lightweight doors with our patented core. Many businesses make use of these beautiful doors as their entry, or as a feature inside, but standard construction options lead to them being incredibly heavy, or come with many other downsides. Sing Core specializes in large doors, and we make them significantly lighter than other methods, while still retaining incredible strength and durability. Our panels are also guaranteed to remain warp-free and structurally sound for 50 years, so you never have to worry about your large custom door warping and becoming unusable on you.

Another major advantage to using Sing Core in the workplace is the insulating and sound-deadening properties of our panels. In a situation where privacy is important, like you’d expect in meeting rooms or offices where confidential information is shared, you need to ensure the security of that information with a door that reduces or eliminates the sound that passes through it. Sing Core doors do this incredibly well, as our insulated honeycomb design naturally muffles sound. This also makes it a must have for businesses close to a busy street, as the passive street sound can be a detriment to a workplace.

In addition to the sound-deadening nature, we also offer a Sing Core Security Door for applications where safety and protection are essential. If your business holds high-end electronics in specific rooms, or perhaps you have sensitive documents and information, you need to ensure that the door you use to secure those areas can hold up to any attempt to break in. A Sing Core Security Door is reinforced with steel bars to guarantee the safety of what you hold on the other side.

Summary

Sing Core products deliver many valuable properties to both home and commercial applications, and we encourage you to reach out to learn more about how Sing Core can fit in at your home or office!

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Upgrade Your Garage Door with Sing Core

Upgrade Your Garage Door with Sing Core


Garage doors are one of the most difficult, yet necessary parts of a garage. Whether they are sliding or folding, up and down or side to side, they serve an important purpose in the safety and security of your home.

Why are Garage Doors so Important?

Garage doors serve as the final layer of security between your vehicle and the outside world. In addition, most garages connect to the house by a simple door, which is often left unlocked or unsecured. This means that a simple sliding door is all that stands in the way of anyone attempting to enter your home. Many garage doors are incredibly thin plastic or sometimes metal, and are incredibly easy to get through.

These thin garage doors also offer very poor insulation, meaning if your garage is heated, you will watch your heating bill skyrocket as all that hot air leaks right through the door.

For these reasons, we recommend upgrading your garage door with a Sing Core product.

Why Sing Core?


Sing Core’s patented door panel design is the industry leader in custom, lightweight, and sturdy doors. They are lightweight enough to easily function as a garage door, whether folding, sliding, or otherwise, and provide incredible insulation during the winter months. Instead of wasting money by heating a cold garage with an inferior door, a Sing Core product helps keep that warm air inside, lowering your heating bill and making your garage significantly more enjoyable.

In addition, Sing Core products are incredibly easy to repair, and when repaired return to their full strength. This means that if you ever damage your garage door, you’re more likely to be able to simply get it repaired as opposed to having to buy a whole new product. Even this situation is unlikely, however, as Sing Core panels have a 50 year quality guarantee, so if your product ever fails on you, you can rest assured that we’ll make it right.

Does Sing Core Help With my Home’s Security?

It does! While standard garage doors are often thin, flimsy, and overall lacking in the strength and durability required to act as a secure door, Sing Core products are incredibly sturdy, and you can mount additional locks and other hardware as needed to guarantee a secure entrance into your garage, and possibly home. In addition, Sing Core products are stronger pound for pound than steel, meaning your lightweight and easy to use door is still incredibly durable, and won’t simply chip away or warp on you.

Summary

No matter what time of year it is, garage doors are constantly showing their faults. Whether it be poor insulation, poor security, or simply poor functionality, they are an annoyance that many of us have to deal with daily. Installing a Sing Core product for your garage door not only remedies the issue of insulation and strength, it also gives you the peace of mind to know that you garage and home are safe, and your custom door will last you for decades to come.

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How Sing Core Enhances Your Renovation

Sing Core and your Renovation 

Planning to remodel your home or office can be a stressful, time consuming, and confusing process. Deciding what needs to be replaced, and what to replace it with, can send you down a rabbit hole that ultimately leads you right back to where you started. When it comes to doors, Sing Core has you covered.

There’s no need to bother with the decision fatigue that comes with so many choices, because Sing Core is the best option when it comes to doors, bar none. With our lightweight and sturdy design, you can be confident that out product will stand the test of time. Not only that, it’s also durable and guaranteed not to warp, which is not something our competitors can claim.

Using our patented honeycomb panel, architects and craftsmen around the country have been creating gorgeous additions to homes. Whether it be a pivot door, sliding door, or any other form of entry, Sing Core is the industry best when it comes to quality and durability. Just look at our long track record of success stories from satisfied customers, and you’ll see we hold up to our promise.

Not only that, but every Sing Core product comes with a 50 Year Guarantee, meaning in the unlikely event that your door does present any issues, we’ll make it right up to 50 years later. With this promise, you never have to worry about replacing your doors again.

 

What are the benefits of a Sing Core door?

What other benefits come with Sing Core products? Well, for one, they’re lightweight. This means that the hardware and framing used to install the door don’t take the regular wear and tear that comes with other products that are significantly heavier. In addition, our doors are impact resistant and warp-free, meaning they won’t be ruined by bumping into them, and they’ll never warp on you. The fully insulated core offers increased control over your internal climate and gives you the assurance that you won’t be surging your heating bill up by installing one of our doors. They’re also sound deadening, allowing for use in many other applications where sound may be of concern. Lastly, our doors are crafted with high precision techniques by master craftsmen, guaranteeing a consistent and reliable product every time.

 

What doors can I use Sing Core for?

Nearly all door types can be crafted using Sing Core technology. Pivot doors, sliding doors, garage doors, hinged doors, and many others. These doors can be used internally, externally, and for nearly any purpose. Check out these pictures of our product in use:

 

Summary

Deciding to renovate your home or office is a big step. Sing Core is here to make that process smooth and easy, allowing you to spend less time worrying about doors and more time designing your dream space. With Sing Core doors, you are guaranteed to have an incredible, durable, and long-lasting feature that will never fail, and you will never regret.

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Affordable Barn Door and Sliding Closet Doors

Sing Core’s latest expansion following the acquisition of a new factory has resulted in a new line of affordable barn door and sliding closet doors at huge direct from the factory savings for you.

This new C Class division only produces quantities of sliding doors of specific size for retail markets. At present, these standard sized sliding doors are not available directly to the public because they ship in the same unfinished condition as all sliding doors which ship from the factory.

Sing Core only ships to high end custom sliding door builders, millworks, and sliding door companies who are qualified to finish and hang the completed lightweight sliding doors with Sing Core inside.

The advantage of our new, Class C Sliding Door Division is that they are tasked with only building a limited number of standard-sized sliding doors, while our Class S Division only builds custom sliding doors. Class C sliding doors are only available in MDF, which may have an unfinished wood look (like the oak shown above) or standard paint grade. This results in a cost savings of more than 75% per door, and we pass those production savings on to you.

Standard Class C Sliding Door Prices

 

Size of Sliding Door

Avg. Sliding Door Cost
48 x 84 * $550.64
42 x 84 * $481.81
36 x 84 $412.98
38 x 84 $435.92
42 x 80 * $458.87
36 x 80 $393.32
36 x 96 $471.98
42 x 96 * $550.64

* = double sliding door

All Class C sliding doors are only available as 1 3/8-inch-thick pivot doors, and only in the sizes listed above. At 1 3/8 inches thick, this is the best way to get the best barn door price for the best barn doors in the world.

Be aware that our C Series 48×84, 42×84, 42×80, and 42×96 are double sliding doors are commonly used as sliding closet doors, but you can also hang two barn doors side-by-side as double sliding barn doors which is becoming more commonplace in contemporary architecture design as the growth in interior sliding barn doors continues to expand.

You can find interior barn doors with Sing Core inside wherever you find barn doors for sale and you have your choice of a primed white barn door or a completely modern barn door with MDF and the look of natural wood (like the white oak example shown above).

Sliding doors with Sing Core inside are the only affordable barn door and sliding closet doors which can be guaranteed to remain warp-free for 50 years.
Thanks to our current expansion, you can have affordable barn doors which greatly reduces your overall cost of sliding doors throughout your project in our most popular sliding door sizes, such as 48 inch barn door, 8 ft barn door, and 42×84 barn door ($481.81).

And if you’re looking for a 36 barn door, our C Series 36 x 96 barn door ($471.98), fits the bill nicely without the expense of our 36 inch barn door which is much more expensive if custom built as an 8 foot barn door in our S Series line.

This is the most cost-effective way to utilize inexpensive doors with Sing Core inside to replace boring old school hinge doors.

Note price does not include finishing, hardware, pre-hanging, frame, installation, shipping or crate. There are no quantity discounts, but the more you order at one time, the more you save on shipping and crate costs per order.

See Standard Sliding Door Widths, and for our large custom sliding door clientele, see our Sing Core Sliding Doors.

Standard 3-0 x 7-0 Door Specs